observe #
The observe tactic is mainly intended for demo/educational purposes.
Calling observe hp : p is equivalent to have hp : p, { library_search }.
observe hp : p asserts the proposition p, and tries to prove it using library_search.
If no proof is found, the tactic fails.
In other words, this tactic is equivalent to have hp : p, { library_search }.
If hp is omitted, then the placeholder this is used.
The variant observe? hp : p will emit a trace message of the form have hp : p := proof_term.
This may be particularly useful to speed up proofs.